The Passive Voice
CHANGE THE SENTENCES from active to passive. For example:
ACTIVE: Fleming discovered penicillin. PASSIVE: Penicillin was discovered by Fleming
It is not always necessary to mention the subject (for example, Fleming) in a passive sentence.
active: They noticed a reduction in body temperature. passive: A reduction in body temperature was noticed.
1.     Work carried out in the USA has influenced the development of the serum. PASSIVE:      ..................................................
2.     They injected the patient with morphine.
PASSIVE:     ..................................................
3.     The doctor is using a bronchoscope to inspect the inside of the lungs.
PASSIVE:     ..................................................
4.    The police arrested him for misuse of drugs.
PASSIVE:     ..................................................
5.     They are going to refer the patient to a consultant,
PASSIVE:...................................................
6.     The lab had found traces of the drug in the blood sample.
PASSIVE:...................................................
7.     A blood clot blocked the artery.
PASSIVE:...................................................
8.     Refuse from the factories contaminated supplies of drinking water.
PASSIVE:...................................................
9.    They can treat a high proportion of cancers by surgery.
PASSIVE:...................................................
10.   If gangrene sets in they will have to amputate his toes.
PASSIVE:...................................................
11.  His doctor has banned him from drinking alcohol.
PASSIVE:...................................................
12.  Therapists sometimes hypnotize their patients.
PASSIVE:...................................................
13.  That hospital is developing a new procedure for dealing with Parkinson's disease. PASSIVE:...................................................
14.   You should heat the solution to 25°.
PASSIVE:...................................................
15.   The police rejected him because of his medical record.
PASSIVE:...................................................
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© Peter Collin Publishing. Based on the Dictionary of Medicine, 2nd Ed. 1994. ISBN 0-948549-36-X.